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Location: south east Michigan | HA!
Nope... short and all kinds of hair.
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Yeah! I knew him too. He worked in New Hartford, but he played a bunch of bluegrass with some friends of mine. I even have a tape he made back in the 80's, "Rabbit in a Log". Cool. |
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Location: North Bend, WA | It was probably Richard Starky. http://www.wartracemusicfest.org/Richard.pdf
He's been doing Martin Clinics for years. Richard re-strung my Folklore back in July of this year at a Martin Clinic in Bellevue, WA. He also adjusted the truss rod, fine tuned the nut slots and dialed in the saddle... all the while telling me stories about what it was like working for Ovation back in the day. One heck-of-a nice guy. While Richard worked on my Folklore, Larry Barnwell (the NW Martin Sales Rep) restrung my Martin M3M. When they say bring your guitar in for a restring, they mean ANY guitar. And they never make fun of it, no matter what kind it is. They're not snobs, just good people. :) |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Nope... short and all kinds of hair.
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Thanks for the link, Slater. After reading it I noticed it was written by Orrin Star, another musician I used to know back in the day. He played with a guy named Gary Mehalic who was a friend of a friend. And the mention of Bill Hall REALLY took me back. His cousin Fred Etheridge was one of my best friends, and eventually they formed a band together. After losing touch with Fred over the years, I got invited to his 50th birthday party. It was a surprise and he didn't know I was coming. I walked in with my old black Legend held up in front of my face so he couldn't see me, and sure enough, he recognized that round back and knew it was me. I got a chance to play with the band, and Bill Hall was blown away when I told him I had been a fan for years. At that point he was getting old and had lost a step or two, but he was still a great banjo player. What a trip down memory lane! Thanks! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Yeah.. Larry Barnwell ... that was the other guy! |
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Location: North Bend, WA | Thanks for the link, Slater. You're welcome Alison! :) |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | So Brad, why didn't you have them restring your guitar? |
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Location: south east Michigan | I got there kinda late. |
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Martin Guitar night at my music store
